Question

Q. Consider the following:

Which of these is/are Non Constitutional Body?

• A.
  1 and 3 only
• B.
  1 and 2 only
• C.
  3 only
• D.
  1 only

Answer 1

The correct option is D

1 only
Explanation:

The Government, in January 2015, replaced the Planning Commission with NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) through a Cabinet resolution. It is a non Constitutional and Non Statutory body.

Its aim is to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and to enhance cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.

Role of NITI Aayog:The institution has to provide governments at the central and state levels with relevant strategic and technical advice across the spectrum of key elements of policy. This includes matters of national and international import on the economic front, dissemination of best practices from within the country as well as from other nations, the infusion of new policy ideas and specific issue-based support. The institution has to be able to respond to the changing and more integrated world that India is part of.